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Nihal: 25/04/2011

25/04/2011

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Naresh asks, will Sai Baba's legacy be affected by all the controversy about him?

Naresh asks if Sai Baba's legacy will be affected by all the controversy that surrounds him. Plus are big, expensive weddings posh or tacky?

At 1, Naresh asks 'Will Sai Baba's legacy be affected by all the controversy that surrounds him?'

Sai Baba, India's revered spiritual guru, passed away over the weekend at the age of 84. Millions around the globe and across India are mourning the death of the very controversial figure. His devotees claim that he has performed miracles such as producing watches out of thin air and healing people from diseases such as cancer. 

However, his critics have called him a fraudster and he was dogged by sex abuse allegations as well as the murder of four of his devotees. 

But have these controversial claims damaged his image? Or will he always be worshipped as an incarnation of the Sridi Sai Baba? 


A 2, Are big expensive weddings posh or tacky? 

Prince William and Kate Middleton will have 1,900 guests at their wedding but an Indian businessman had 18,000 people at his wedding! The bride's family gifted the groom an $8 million dollar US helicopter with the total spend on the wedding reaching a staggering $22 million dollars! Is this just vulgar? Or if you have it, flaunt it?

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